Asking With God In Mind

This Week’s Theme: A Mind to do God’s Work

The Word for the Week is Wisdom: The quality of knowledge, discernment and understanding characteristic of God Himself. Believers obtain it through seeing and responding to life’s situations from God’s frame of reference.

Memory verse: Psalms 111:10 (NKJV) The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do [His commandments.] His praise endures forever.

Sermon Text: 1 Kings 3:5-14

INTRODUCTION:

TRANSITION:

The LORD asked what to give

1 Kings 3:5 NKJV

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

What Shall I Ask For?

Shall is Ask for Wealth

I can help the poor

Shall I Ask to Win

I can have peace

Asking With God In Mind

Shall I Ask for Wisdom

He Retrieves

Proverbs 18:15 NKJV

The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

He Receives

Proverbs 10:8 NKJV

The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.

The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.

He Able to Restrain

Proverbs 10:19 NKJV

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips [is] wise

1 Kings 3:7-8

God’s wisdom is LIMITLESS

Psalm 147:5 NKJV

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

God’s wisdom is SPLENDID

Isaiah 40:28 NKJV

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

God’s wisdom is SUPERIOR

Isaiah 55:9 NKJV

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

The Ask is Limited by the Provider